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S. Arabia Reports New MERS Cases

Saudi Arabia reported 19 confirmed new Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) corona virus cases in the capital, Al-Qassim, and Jeddah, among 11 males and eight females in the last week, said its health ministry, Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) reported.

The report noted that the patients were 11 Saudis, two each from the Philippines and Bangladesh and one each from Yemen, India and Pakistan. The virus has killed 405 people out of the total 941 cases in the country.